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Frank Hadrava, age 91, of Bemidji, Minn., passed away peacefully at home with family by his side, Saturday, January 17, 2009. Memorial Services will be held in the spring by the family. Arrangements were entrusted to the Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home, Bemidji, Minn. Frank Hadrava was born August 10, 1917 in Becida, Minn. to John and Josephine (Kriz) Hadrava. He lived on the home place at Becida and attended Meadowview School. In 1942 he entered the U.S. Army during WWII and served in France and Germany and was in the Battle of the Bulge.

Ernest K. Cummings, 75, of Bemidji, died Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, at North Country Regional Hospital in Bemidji. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Cease Family Funeral Home in Bemidji with the Rev. Ken Mayberry and the Rev. Arlo Feiock officiating. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Meadowview Cemetery in rural Solway with military honors by the VFW Post No. 1260 of Bemidji. Pallbearers will be his six sons. He was born Nov.

Laura Ann (Nyland) Hatten, 42, of Soldotna, Alaska, formerly of Bemidji, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, in Soldotna. A memorial service was held at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, at the Renee C. Henderson Auditorium at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. She was born on March 26, 1966, to Darrel and Molly Nyland in Bemidji. She attended school through the ninth grade in Bemidji and then moved to Alaska. She is survived by her daughters, Alison Hatten of North Bend, Ore.

Wayne Anthony Warren, 32, of Ogema, Minn., died suddenly on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, at First Care Medical Services in Fosston. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. today at the White Earth Community Center in White Earth, Minn., with the Rev. Jim Hinson officiating. A visitation began at 5 p.m. Monday and will continue until the time of services. Burial will be in the Warren Family Cemetery at a later date. Pallbearers will be Lyman Lowry, Mike "Stink" Bevins, John Hummingbird, Tim Warren, Ryan Warren, Jeff Potter, Jason Bellanger and Ronnie Warren.

Allen "Moe" Sigoloff, 68, of Creve Coeur, Mo., the longtime director of Camp Thunderbird, in Bemidji, died Wednesday Nov. 19, 2008, of pancreatic cancer at his home. He and his wife, Carol, took over operation of the camp in 1971 after the death of Carol Sigoloff's father, Gene "Speedy" Altman, who with his wife, Honey Altman, founded the camp in 1946. He was introduced to the camp in 1957, when he went there to visit Carol. He returned the next year as a junior counselor and remained connected to the camp for the rest of his life.

Charles Wallen Kraft, age 69, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2009, at the Benedictine Health Center, Minneapolis, MN, after a long illness. Chuck was born in Minneapolis to Charles and Helen Wallen Kraft, on October 13, 1939. After graduating from Minneapolis Roosevelt High School, Chuck went to work for 3M in St. Paul. He also worked as an insurance adjuster, sheet rocker, bartender, and home remodeler. In the mid 1970s, Chuck challenged the Minneapolis City Commission when he was denied permission to erect a wind generator to power his residence.

Gerald "Jerry" Ervin Magoon, 71, of Blackduck, died Jan. 13, 2009 at the Merit Care Hospital in South Fargo, N.D. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Jan. 17 at Zion Lutheran Church in Blackduck, with the Rev. Dan Heath officiating. A visitation will be held at Cease Family Funeral Home in Blackduck one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Blackduck. Cease Family Funeral Home of Blackduck assisted the family with arrangements. He was born July 7, 1937 to Ervin and Naomi (Olson) Magoon in Bemidji.

Charles Wallen Kraft, age 69, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2009, at the Benedictine Health Center, Minneapolis, MN, after a long illness. Chuck was born in Minneapolis to Charles and Helen Wallen Kraft, on October 13, 1939. After graduating from Minneapolis Roosevelt High School, Chuck went to work for 3M in St. Paul. He also worked as an insurance adjuster, sheet rocker, bartender, and home remodeler. In the mid 1970s, Chuck challenged the Minneapolis City Commission when he was denied permission to erect a wind generator to power his residence.

Gerald "Jerry" Ervin Magoon, 71, of Blackduck, died Jan. 13, 2009 at the Merit Care Hospital in South Fargo, N.D. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Jan. 17 at Zion Lutheran Church in Blackduck, with the Rev. Dan Heath officiating. A visitation will be held at Cease Family Funeral Home in Blackduck one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Blackduck. Cease Family Funeral Home of Blackduck assisted the family with arrangements. He was born July 7, 1937 to Ervin and Naomi (Olson) Magoon in Bemidji.

Gerald "Jerry" Ervin Magoon, 71, of Blackduck, died Jan. 13, 2009 at the Merit Care Hospital in South Fargo, N.D. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Jan. 17 at Zion Lutheran Church in Blackduck, with the Rev. Dan Heath officiating. A visitation will be held at Cease Family Funeral Home in Blackduck one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Blackduck. Cease Family Funeral Home of Blackduck assisted the family with arrangements. He was born July 7, 1937 to Ervin and Naomi (Olson) Magoon in Bemidji.